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M6.8 earthquake, Vanuatu, 1992-10-15

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1992-10-15 22:37

Rank in 199220 / 178among M6+

Rank since 19002366 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

68 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · -14.54, 166.71

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1980 M7.9M7.9

1957 M7.8M7.8

1966 M7.8M7.8

2009 M7.8M7.8

1965 M7.7M7.7

1997 M7.7M7.7

2009 M7.7M7.7

1965 M7.6M7.6

1999 M7.5M7.5

1973 M7.5M7.5

1980 M7.5M7.5

1910 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1992-09-15	1992-09-15 21:03	184 km	36 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.4 1992-08-04	1992-08-04 21:08	91 km	177 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 1992-04-05	1992-04-05 11:46	48 km	145 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.8 1992-02-13	1992-02-13 01:29	10 km	99 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.3 1991-10-12	1991-10-12 16:26	44 km	96 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.3 1991-08-15	1991-08-15 13:35	171 km	63 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.5 1991-08-14	1991-08-14 19:15	14 km	31 km N of Sola, Vanuatu
M6.7 1990-09-28	1990-09-28 19:44	176 km	62 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.2 1990-07-27	1990-07-27 12:37	126 km	37 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
M6.5 1990-03-15	1990-03-15 04:56	132 km	20 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.